Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7N7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

[sharon sanders]

machine translation

The outbreak of avian flu in the Netherlands

2013 03 13 07:16 Source: People- international channel

Brussels, People's Daily, March 12 (Reporter Zhang Jie), according to the Netherlands, "De Volkskrant" message, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs announced in the Gelderland Province Lochem a farms found that the avian flu virus. It is likely to be mild H7 avian influenza, can mutate into a highly contagious, can lead to the risk of death of a large area of ​​the chicken farm chicken virus. To do this you must slaughter farms all 8.5 million chickens.

Dutch food and product safety will in accordance with the European regulations to clean up the farm. Starting today, within 21 days of the implementation of a comprehensive ban on transportation within a radius of 1 km of the company, including all poultry, eggs and other poultry products and poultry manure. The avian influenza virus checks the next few days will be three other nearby farms, their chicken must stay indoors.

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Netherlands - A report of suspected H7 in poultry farm - Lochem province

Re: Netherlands - A report of suspected H7 in poultry farm - Lochem province

Audio interview in Dutch:

"Few times a year mild variant flu '


Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 08:1350 times playedDuration: 02:49
AUDIO Yesterday at a poultry farm in Lochem bird flu detected. Soon after the report was the immediate vicinity of the farm closed. Eric Huber is chairman of the Department of Poultry LTO.

http://nos.nl/audio/484057-paar-keer-per-jaar-milde-variant-vogelgriep.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

H7 is confirmed in freerange chickens:

More details : (PDF in Dutch)

Indeed several times a year low pathogenic H5 or H7 is confirmed in free range poultry. In 2003 the LP turned into HP and a massive H7 outbreak followed; 89 people were affected, 1 died, aprox. a 1,000 had antibodies.

Farms with free ranging poultry are monitored 4 times a year.

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

[Source: Centre for Food Safety, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full text: (LINK).]

Poultry imports from Lochem, the Netherlands, banned


The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 13) that it has banned importing poultry and poultry products, including poultry eggs, from a poultry holding in the village of Lochem, Gelderland Province, the Netherlands, with immediate effect in view of a notification from the Netherlands Consulate General in Hong Kong about an outbreak of H7 avian influenza in the village for the protection of Hong Kong's public and animal health.

"We have contacted the Netherlands authorities for more details on the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on the avian influenza outbreak in the Netherlands. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," a CFS spokesman added.

Last year, Hong Kong imported about 17 000 tonnes of frozen poultry and 1.3 million poultry eggs from the Netherlands.


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[Giuseppe]

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

Re: Netherlands - A report of confirmed low pathogenic H7 in poultry farm - Gelderland province

[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]


Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry), Netherlands


Information received on 13/03/2013 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, Chief Veterinary Officer , Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague, Netherlands

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Date of start of the event 11/03/2013
  • Date of pre-confirmation of the event 12/03/2013
  • Report date 13/03/2013
  • Date submitted to OIE 13/03/2013
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 05/11/2012
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H7N7
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Laboratory (basic)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
      • Outbreak Location - GELDERLAND ( Lochem )
        • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
          • Birds - 80152 - 200 - 0 - 80152 - 0
      • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        • Birds - 0.25% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 100.00%
        • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Epidemiological comments
  • On 12 March 2013, a 1 km protection zone has been established.
  • In this one-km zone there are 3 premises which will be screened.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Vaccination prohibited
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type - Central Veterinary Institute, Lelystad ( National laboratory )
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Birds - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 12/03/2013 - Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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